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Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect of grating incongruity as the sound of a coarse voice breaking the solemn silence of night. – George Eliot

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The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character. – George Eliot

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There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds — not the will to inflict injuries and climb over them as a ladder, but — a hatred of all injury. – George Eliot

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Hurt, Injury
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The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs. – George Eliot

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Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit; while an expensive monument is one with embroidery. – Richard Buckminster Fuller

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There is little much beyond the grave, but the strong are saying nothing until they see. – Robert Frost

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Funerals

The chief mourner does not always attend the funeral. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Funerals

Under the wide and starry sky,
– Adlai Stevenson

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Never use the passing years as an excuse for old age. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Well, I think its too early to call Fallujah a failure. – Charles Schumer

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We dont pray for the land. We pray for the humans, all humans… starting with the president, Mohammed Morsi, and all officials, and for God to give everyone wisdom and responsibility to manage the affairs of this country and its people in true Egyptian spirit. – Pope Theodoros II

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